Jobs · Directory

The top UK job sites, ranked

Thirteen boards that consistently surface good roles — with what each one is actually best at, and where the aggregators genuinely differ.

Generalist

7 places

CV-Library
One-click applications for people who don't have all day.
Upload a CV once, add your target sectors, and apply to roles with a single tap. Training courses and CV templates alongside listings.
- One-click apply
- Course library
- Employer of the Month
Indeed
The biggest aggregator — ten new postings every second.
Widest coverage of any UK board, including jobs companies never post on their own site. Salary data, company reviews, and a clean filter system.
- Salary benchmarking
- Company reviews
- Job alerts
Reed
Seven million visitors a month across 42 industries.
British-born and deeply established. Comes with a 50,000-course catalogue for upskilling between applications and an average-salary checker.
- 42 industry filters
- Average-salary tool
- Courses
Monster
The veteran board with a social-first twist.
Free CV assessment, cover-letter templates, and a mobile app with Tinder-style swipe applications. Strong for international candidates looking at the UK.
- CV assessment
- Facebook/Instagram ads
- Swipe apply
Adzuna
Algorithmic matching and a surprisingly good CV tool.
British-built. Its ValueMyCV estimates market salary from your CV; it also flags formatting errors. Quality of matches beats its market share.
- ValueMyCV
- CV error check
- Sector data
TotalJobs
100,000 live ads, now merged with Jobsite.
Broad sector coverage with a one-click apply and a steady stream of career-advice articles. Useful if you're applying in volume.
- One-click apply
- Course listings
- 6M monthly jobseekers
Guardian Jobs
Curated, sector-specific, and deliberately small.
Fewer listings than the aggregators — on purpose. Higher average quality, especially in media, charity, education, and public-sector roles.
- Sector focus
- Graduate schemes
- Smaller, curated feed

Reviews

1 place

Glassdoor
Know what you're walking into before the interview.
Anonymous employee reviews, actual interview questions by role, and salary ranges self-reported by staff. Use alongside a pure listings site.
- Company reviews
- Interview questions
- Real salary data

Remote

1 place

FlexJobs
Remote, part-time, freelance — vetted and scam-free.
Paid subscription, but every listing is human-reviewed. Strongest for genuine remote roles from companies that actually hire remote.
- 50+ remote categories
- No scams
- Career coaching

Career advice

1 place

WikiJob
A career-advice site that happens to list jobs.
The UK's biggest repository of interview questions and psychometric-test practice. 250,000+ listings with remote filters.
- Aptitude test practice
- Interview library
- Remote search

Tech

1 place

CWJobs
Tech jobs, including a lot of part-time work.
Longstanding UK tech board — engineering, ops, DevOps, IT support. CV improvement tools and a mobile app for quick applications.
- Tech-focused
- Part-time filter
- CV tools

Startups

2 places